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at 6 Mar 2008: 20:07
>>31 Statutory rape has more to do with legal ability to consent, rather than any actual capacity to do so.
You go to jail for having sex with 16 year old not because anyone actually believes the average 16 year old would turn down an offer for sex with a reasonably attractive partner, but because by law they're not allowed to consent and you (as the hypothetical adult in the scenario) should know that and act accordingly.
Same deal applies to animals. Sure, they might not say no, but by law, even if they say yes, you should say no, being the responsible party who can do complex theoretical thinking.
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